* H.S. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [070224 19:14]: > > I remember there is an application to record audio (mic or line-in) and > IIRC it had the X11 interface. What I also remember is the level meters > it had, they were two dials, one for each channel, and had needles > showing the levels (something like a speedometer on dashboards of a > vehicle). But I can't remember the application's name. Can anyone help?
Accurate emulation of the dynamics of an analog meter (a "VU meter") is relatively expensive in terms of CPU cycles; most applications use a bargraph. You likely would better be served by using a pair of VU meters (hardware) in the pair of audio lines feeding the sound card. Audacity is a very comprehensive, yet easy-to-use open-source audio editor with recording capability. Within the past year or two there have become available a number of alternatives to the computer sound card. These eliminate the pitfalls (especially the electrical noise) associated with sound cards, as well as the problem of hardware and software obsolescence. Some are stand-alone flash memory recorders with broadcast-quality microphone inputs (i.e., balanced XLR). These typically have a usb interface which can be used, after recording, to transfer the digitized audio to the computer for editing or processing; or you can make the transfer using a flash card reader. Also now available are a number of recording interfaces with broadcast-quality microphone inputs; these also typically interface to the computer via usb or firewire. Some claim to require no proprietary software for recording. RLH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
